The Silver Bella Journals

I've long had a love affair with pen and paper. I've had more journals in my life than I can count. I find the very idea of them very satisfying. The very idea of them. However, like with some other things in my life, it's possible that I start off strong and then peter out. I think this time will be different. And if you say that I think that every time, I will call you a liar. Even if you aren't.

I feel consumed with passion to journal. I've spent the last year thinking about what kind of journals I want and what I want to get out of the experience. And this time I have journals that I made and that somehow feels different. This first journal makes my heart sing and calls me to spend time with it. I didn't make it out of the airport after Silver Bella before I started.

I made this in a class I took from Rebecca Sower. I admire her so much. Aside from the journal, the best thing I got from the class was a quote from Rebecca "Perfection is boring". I needed that. I can't tell you how many times, that week and in the weeks since, I have repeated that phrase to myself. I mean really, why would you want to strive for boring?

Notice all the ripped edges, rough surfaces, cracks and layers of imperfection here?

 

Here's a little peek inside. She supplied us with various and assorted types and sizes of paper and it really gives it that much more character.

 

This is a journal I made in a class taught by Anna Corba.  You can see that it is really much more simple. 

 

I love it but I'm much more drawn to journal in the other one. I'm thinking about using this as more of a photograph/journal of our lives for the next year. It seems to call for a more simple use. Any other ideas?

A little detail because I always assume that you guys love the details as much as I do.

 I hope you are all enjoying a perfectly imperfect day.